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Chapter 27 A Difficult Beginning - First-timers vs. Veteran Athletes

Businessman Bullock is a defendant with five years of experience in litigation, and the lawyer who took over his case is the same lawyer who took over K's case. K and Bugke met at the lawyer's home, and Block introduced his experience in litigation to K.It can be seen from the dialogue that K is self-righteous and arrogant to the point of stupidity.He approached his case in a worldly manner, ignorant of legal matters and unadvised.In contrast to K's stupidity, Brock is very shrewd, modest, studious, and patient. His five-year career as a defendant even made him have an unusual interest in his own lawsuit, and he spent all his business funds for the lawsuit. He also lost his former status, and what he got from this switch was only some experience in his own lawsuit and the delay of the case.Brock, absorbed in his efforts for the case, has no doubt that his every action was necessary, and his conviction has led him to abandon his past life completely without regret.His example is an example of self-examination leading to the sublimation of human nature.But Bugke's experience only brought K a deeper despair.At the thought of living like Bullock, K felt that he might as well be dead.Bullock also envied K. He said that K's case had just started, and there were many possibilities. Because of this, the barrister paid special attention to his case, and he himself had no more possibilities.What are the possibilities?Is it the original energy hidden in the depths of the dark memory?Five years of marathon legal proceedings had exhausted the businessman's energy, his future was almost clear, he himself was dry and boring, and the lawyers were not as interested in him as they were in K.Bullock also mentioned that in the first-time defendant K, there was some mysterious sign (the line of the lips) hinting at his bleak future. Everyone saw that K's crime was a capital crime and worried about his No one can save K from the fact that the bad luck on his body has spilled over into himself.Bullock's description is to explain that the Fa is activated by mysterious and superstitious energy; the more people have this original energy, the more sinful they are, and the more Fa is attracted to him.

Although K felt that Bullock's experience introduction had given him a lot of insight, it was of no use to his lawsuit. He was eager to make visible progress in the lawsuit and finally get rid of the lawsuit.Block seems to have no need for this, but in fact he knows the impossibility of getting rid of it, so he turns his attention to the process itself.His calm attitude made K impatient, and at the same time, this reverse thinking threatened to shake and destroy K's support. K finally made an irreversible and reckless act under impulse. Bullock's final performance in front of the barrister not only made K despair, but also made him lose face.Like a lawyer's dog, he set an example in front of K and showed his obedience to the law, and his actions disgusted K.It is not Brock's nature to be servile and servile, it is only in front of the law that he feels so guilty; he has completed the transformation and become a tool.In the eyes of K, who has not yet completed the transformation, he is an incomprehensible and strange alien.The purpose of the barrister to let Bullock perform is to show K that the status quo of Bullock will be his future, and K must get used to it all.As expected, K's inherent vitality was against all this, and he must not get used to being a tool.In front of Fa, he is a fledgling with blood boiling all over his body, while Shi Yuke is an old athlete who has exhausted his efforts. K's adventurous tendencies and unpredictable future filled the barrister with deep worries, and his love and helplessness for the young man made him sigh for a long time.

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